LT_SUPPLY CHAIN_ A Penton Media Property September 24, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/logisticstoday/v/202 --ABF Marks "Quality" Anniversary Marking the 25th year of its Quality Process, ABF President and Chief Operating Officer Wes Kemp said, "Quality performance tracks back to the company's origins in 1923, however, in 1984 ABF took the bold step of formally institutionalizing the four absolutes of Quality." To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/abf-marks-quality-anniversary-0918/ --Citi and GT Nexus Launch Electronic Invoice Presentment Citi's Global Transaction Services (GTS), and GT Nexus announced a strategic partnership to deliver an electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) solution to the ocean logistics industry To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/citi-nexus-launch-electronic-invoice-presentment-0918/ --Cost Cutting Top Goal of Shippers Nearly half of transportation and logistics players see cost-cutting as their primary strategic objective, say Dr. Karl Manrodt and Dr. Mary Holcomb. Their 18th Annual Tends and Issues in Transportation and Logistics Study, sponsored by Capgemini Consulting and JDA Software, also indicated customer focus was declining. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/global_markets/cost-cutting-top-goal-shippers-0918/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Logistics Today Digital Magazine is the premier resource devoted exclusively to serving the needs of senior-level supply chain, transportation, distribution and logistics operations managers. The issue is emailed to digital subscribers twice a month--providing you most updated news and trends in timely manner. Click Here (http://penton.ebookhost.net/lt/7) , to view the most recent digital issue or receive your issue via email by subscribing now( https://penton-sub.halldata.com/site/PEN000876TAnew/init.do ---------------------------------------- --QuestaWeb Software Certified For SAP QuestaWeb announced its Global Trade Management 4.2.26 solution is certified for integration with the SAP ERP application. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/questaweb-software-certified-sap-0918/ --Retail Import Volume At Lowest Since 2003 Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to total 12.5 million twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) for 2009, according to the monthly Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and IHS Global Insight. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/global_markets/retail-import-volume-lowest-0918/ --TNT Adds Capacity in Europe and Asia TNT is enhancing its service capacity between China and Europe with the addition of a new dedicated B747-400ER freighter, the company announced. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/tnt-capacity-europe-asia-0918/ NEWS REVIEW --Last Week's Top 3 Articles These articles were those most viewed in last week's newsletter. *Justice Won't Challenge Truck Network (http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/justice-challenge-truck-network-0914/) The Dept. of Justice (DOJ) announced it will not challenge a proposal by seven regional less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation companies to bid jointly and engage in other collaborative activity as part of their nationwide LTL truck transportation services joint venture. *Know Your 3PL (http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/know-your-third-party-0914/) From Logistics Today's digital edition, here's some background on 3PLs. *Not On My Airplane (http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/editorial-pilots-lithium-battery-problem-0914/) Logistics Today editor Perry A. Trunick writes: Pilots may have overreacted to lithium battery problems, but they have a right to say, "Not on my airplane." ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER This Newsletter is published by Penton Media Inc.'s Logistics Today magazine. Penton Media, Inc. 1300 E. Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114-1503 www.logisticstoday.com If you do not want to receive future issues of Supply Chain Report, you may remove yourself from this mailing list by clicking here (http://email.logisticstoday.com/webforms/newsletter/unsub/?email=#email#&lid=#list_id#&mid=#message_id#). You are subscribed as #email# To change your email address, send an email with both old and new addresses to newsletters@logisticstoday.com (mailto:newsletters@logisticstoday.com?subject=Address_Change) To subscribe to other Logistics Today eNewsletters, please register on http://www.LogisticsToday.com/newsletters (http://www.logisticstoday.com/newsletters) Copyright © 2009 Logistics Today, a Penton publication 1300 E. 9th St. Cleveland OH Visit LogisticsToday.com (http://www.logisticstoday.com)